Military intelligence officers said that Forero led a group known as Frente 28, which is one of the many dissident factions to have sprung forth from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). The Farc, Colombia’s largest left-wing rebel group, signed a peace deal with the government in 2016 but some of its members did
The US has pledged £1bn in assistance to Colombia, after the country’s new right-wing president was sworn in on Friday. Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an “all-out war” on what he calls “narco-terrorism”. In a statement hailing a “new era in US-Colombia relations”, the US state department announced
TIS Studios inaugurated Stage 7, a new 18,300-square-foot soundstage at its Bogotá production complex, increasing its capacity to host large-scale international film and television productions in Colombia. Standing 40 feet tall, the installation is described as the largest sound stage in Colombia and one of the largest in Latin America. The launch marks the latest
Colombia’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) concluded its 17th edition on July 10 with an increase in attendance. The numbers say it all: 2,336 accredited participants, 271 industrial activities and 882 individual business meetings connecting selected projects with a large number of international guests, advisors and potential partners. “BAM demonstrated once again that Colombia has world-class
When the producers of the shark thriller “The Black Demon” decided to make a sequel, doing it in Colombia was a no-brainer. Mucho Más Media, directed by Javier Chapa, had already filmed three other films in the country with the local production company Jaguar Bite. The first movie they filmed in Colombia, the golf drama
